There are thousands of label face materials available to choose from, ranging from papers to foils to decorative and durable film materials. A L&N Applications Specialist will work with you to select the material that meets your specific needs. We will take into consideration how the label will be used, the environmental exposures that are likely, any secondary printing operations that might take place, and other factors that are important to you.

As with face materials, there are adhesives designed for every situation. Adhesives range from temporary to permanent. Your Applications Specialist will help determine the right adhesive for your application.

After you and your Applications Specialist discuss your label needs and we learn what your application requires, we will send samples of the materials we have recommended. This will allow you to test the materials in the way you will use them so you can be certain they meet your needs.

Labels can be finished in many ways, with the three most popular being rolls, cut sheets, or fan-folded stacks. Your Applications Specialist will discuss your specific needs with you so that we deliver labels in the format most useful to you. Factors to consider include whether the labels will be used in a printer or whether they will be hand or machine applied. We can meet any special packaging requirements you may have.

Yes! L&N has earned the right to manufacture labels that meet the standard of UL 969 for Labeling & Marking Systems. Our UL Recognized Component Labels can be made from a variety of durable materials with an assortment of adhesives to meet your exact UL labeling requirements.

We design labels for almost any environment. In addition to being able to print on many durable films coated with high-performance adhesives, we can also overlaminate the labels to protect the graphics. Labels can be overlaminated with Mylar® (polyester) or Lexan® (polycarbonate) films in a variety of thicknesses depending upon the needs of the application. Ask your Applications Specialist for details.

We can produce the artwork and send a proof to you, or we can receive artwork from you. We can accept artwork produced with most graphics software programs, on either Macintosh or Windows Platforms. Art can be sent electronically or on a disk. We can even work with most negatives and reflective artwork. Our pre-press specialists will work closely with you to make labels that look exactly as you need them to look regardless of the artwork we are starting with.

L&N is a custom label manufacturer, so we will make the labels to meet your exact needs, including metric sizes. With over 30 years experience making custom labels, we have built up a die cutting library with thousands of shapes and sizes to choose from. Discuss your specific needs with one of our Applications Specialists.

If we cannot find a facestock/adhesive combination that meets your needs, we will work with our suppliers to have a material custom made just for you. We can also have materials made with patterned adhesives (sticky in some areas, no adhesive in others), piggyback constructions, or with other custom features. Just ask!

Barcodes are issued and controlled by the Uniform Product Code Council. You can contact them at (937) 435-3870 and, for a fee, they will issue your company a set of numbers which can be used for your product barcode. We can then use this number to produce barcode artwork for your label.

Thermal printing uses a thermal printhead that applies heat to the surface being marked. Thermal transfer printing uses a heated ribbon to produce durable, long-lasting images on a wide variety of materials. No ribbon is used in direct thermal printing, which creates the image directly on the printed material. Direct thermal media is more sensitive to light, heat and abrasion, which reduces the life of the printed material.

Our standard production time is 10 working days after we receive the signed art proof. Rush delivery is available.

We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express. Credit is available with approval. All other orders are C.O.D.